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The long-running battle whether Portland Mayor Charlie Hales was a legally registered Oregon voter when he filed for office in 2011 took an odd turn this week. On Aug. 26, a Marion County judge dismis
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Gay-marriage opponents are already behind in the spending race to repeal Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage. The group seeking to overturn the ban, Oregon United for Marriage, launched a drive to col
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Two
ex-employees of the Port of Portland and Home Forward, the area’s
housing agency, are under criminal investigation for allegedly
misappropriating tens of thousands of dollars from their em
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The true power behind the fight for control of Portland’s water and sewer bureaus (“Water Bedfellows,” WW, July 10, 2013) is getting less murky. The city’s largest water ratepayer, German semi
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Hawthorne Street Fair
supporters want to know why they can’t use the entire street for their
Aug. 18 celebration. City officials have granted closure of only half a
lane of Southeast Hawthorne
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A proposed state rule to run strict background checks on addictions counselors
could disqualify as many as 600 workers and volunteers who help keep
people sober. The Oregon Health Authority is cra
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There’s more trouble for Diversified Abilities, a Happy Valley company designated by the state as a qualified rehabilitation facility (“Janitorial Mess,” WW, June 26, 2013). As WW
reported, Di
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Mayor Charlie Hales has stopped hinting his predecessor, Sam Adams, might be to blame for a plan by the city’s top financial officer, Jack D. Graham, to improperly shift Water Bureau funds to his ow
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After nearly two years of debate, lawmakers have approved prison reform after Gov. John Kitzhaber stepped back from his hopes of changing the state’s tough sentencing guidelines (“The Hard Truth A
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